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ILLIAM H. BOUTELL, OF ROCHESTER, hun

PARING AND CORIVNGI'tMCHINIE.

SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 590,205, dated September 21, 1897'.

Application filed July 19. 1894:. Serial No. 517,957. (No model.)

To all whom it man concer-71,:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Il. B-OUTELL, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe, in the State of New York, have invented newand useful Improvements in Paring and Coring Machines, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in paring and coring machines of the class set forth in my prior patent, No. 405,825, dated June 25, 1889, `which are particularly applicable for use in preparing apples for canning, drying, cooking, and similar operations, and has for its object the production of a device of simple construction and economical manufacture which is highly efiicient and durable in use; and to this end it consists, essentially, in the general construction and arrangement of the component parts of a paring-machine,

all as hereinafter more particularly described, j

and pointed out in the claims.

In describing this invention reference is had to the accompanying dran-ings, forming a part of this specification, in which like let-` ters indicate corresponding parts in all the4 i about to operate upon an apple or other article tolbe pared. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on line 3 3, Fig. 1,vr

the parts being shown in their position as` sumed after the apple or other article has been pared and cored and before its discharge. Fig. t is a front elevation, partly broken away, of my paring-machine, the parts being shown in their normal position when about to receive an apple or other article to be pared. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the detach ed carriage, illustrating particularly the cams provided thereon, the cutter being shown as operatively secured to the carriage, and a portion of the revoluble pin-carrying gear or wheel for reciprocating the carriage being indicated by dotted lines. Fig.` G is a horizontals'ection taken Yon line t3 6, Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a top plan View of the detached rocking Fig. 8

is a detail vertical sectional View taken on line S 8, Fig. 5, illustrating particularly the adjustable connection to the carriage of the arm for supporting the rocking head; and Fig. 9 is a detail elevation of the latch for holding the corer and controlling the operation of the corer and adjacent portions of the carriage and frame.

The frame A may be of any desirable form, size, and construction, and is here illustrated as composed of uprights or standards ct a', upper and lower cross-bars d2 a3 between the opposite extremities of the standards, and a projecting arm a4, extending laterally from the upper end of the standards d. Intermediate portions of the standards a a' are provided With bearings e5 for supporting a shaft B, connected to actuate the support B for the apples or other articles being trimmed.

The support B is mounted upon the end of the shaft B adjacent to the standard ct, and

vthe opposite end of the shaft B projects beyoud the standard Ct and is provided with a gear B2, meshing with a driving pinion or gear B3, provided With a suitable crank B4, partly broken away, for rotating said gears in the direction indicated by arrows 1 and 2, Fig. 2. A

The spindle B5 of the driving pinion or gear B3 is secured to an adjustable support BG, which facilitates ready adjustment of the gear or pinion B3 eitherto take up wear of the gear B2 or to permit effective engagement with a new gear B2. The support B6 is pref- `erabiy hinged at h and is provided with slots b for receiving clamping-screws bprojecting from adjacent portions of the frame A. /Vhen desired to adjust the support B6,the clampingscreWs b2 areloosen ed, the support B6 is rocked on its pivot Z9, andthe clampingscrews are then actuated to firmly hold the support in its adjusted position. j

The support B', previously mentioned for the apple or other article to be pared, maybe of any desirable form, size, and construction, but preferably consists of a tip or sleeve removably secured to the shaft B and having its free end provided with engaging spurs or projections h3. The shaft B, also previously mentioned, is preferably formed hollow for receiving a core-discharging rod or bar B7, which is of any desirable form, size, or con- IOO struction. One end of the discharging bar or rod B7 is engaged by an apple or other article when forced lengthwise of the support B, and the opposite end of said rod or bar engages and rocks backward an arm` B8 of a lever B9, pivoted at h4 to the frame A. An additional arm B10 of the lever B9 is rocked upwardly by this movement of the lever B9 and is afterward engaged and rocked downwardly by'a revoluble eccentrically-arranged projection or pin B, Fig. l, when the apple or other article has been pared and cored, whereupon the arm Bsmoves the rod or bar BT longitudinally forward for discharging the core. The projection or pin B" may be'mounted upon any suitable support, as a revoluble feeding gear or wheel D, presently described. As the particular construction of the core-discharging mechanism consisting of the rod or bar B7, the lever B9, and the projection or pin B" forms no essential feature of my present invention itis unnecessary to further illustrate or describe said parts.

C is a carriage movable forwardly and backwardly along the frame A for actuating the paring-cutter and the corer. This carriage may obviously be of any suitable form, size, and'construction capable of the desired operation, and may be suitably guided along the frame. I have here illustrated the carriage as provided with eyes cc, fixed to a rod c', having its opposite ends movable lengthwise in eyes a7 upon the frame. The mechanism for reciprocatin the carriage C preferably consists of a driving wheel or gear D, mounted on a spindle d, journaled in the frame A and meshing with a bevel-gear B12, fixed to the driving gear or pinion B3, previously described for rotating the gear D in the direction indicated by arrow 3, Fig. 2.

The gear or wheel D is formed with a series of eccentrically-arranged projections or pins which engage suitable cams upon the carriage C, and as the gear D is revolved the carriage is reciprocated along the frame A. The end of the carriage C adjacent to the gear or wheel D is provided with a depending cam c2, ex-

tending beneath the spindle d. A suitable projection or pin d2, mounted on the gear D, engages the cam c2 and forces the carriage forwardly for returning the paring-cutter an d corer to their normal positions, as illustrated at 2. The cam c2 and the projection or pin d2 are so relatively arranged that the forward movement of the carriage to its normal position is comparatively rapid.

Directly above the cam c2 is a second cam c5, extending upwardly above the spindle CZ for quickly retracting the carriage into its position assumed when the paring-cutter, presently described, is engaged with the apple or other article to be pared. In advance of the cam c3 are a series of comparatively similar cams c4 c5 c6 c7, arranged one in advance of the other, the outer cams. having their engaging faces formed'of greater curvature than the face or faces of one or more of the intermediate cams for moving the carriage rearwardly slower when its paring-cutter is engaged with the ends of the article being pared. The cams c3, c4, c5, c6, and c7 are preferably formed by a series of ribs upon the face of the carriage C adjacent to the driving-gear D, but may obviously be formed by a series of grooves, if desired. The 'cams c4 c5 cG c7 are engaged by a series of eccentrically-arranged projections or pins d3, which are secured to the gear or wheel D and as said gear is revolved operate to move the carriage rearwardly into position to be again moved forwardly by the engagement of the cam c2 and the projection or pin d2. A suitable spring G8, mounted on the rod c', engages one of the eyes c7 when the carriage approaches the limit of its rearward movement and operates to cushion said carriage.

The projection or pin d2, previously described, which engages the cam c2 of the earriage C, also engages the cam c3 and moves the carriage C rearwardly, so that the corresponding' projection or pin cl3 is moved into engagement with the cam c4. As the movement of the carriage effected by the engagement of the cam c3 and the projection or pin d2 is comparativelyrapid, and as said proj ection or pin. cl3 must engage the cam c4 before the projection or pin cl2leaves the cam c3, the rib forming said cam c3 is preferably adjustable on the carriage C. Said'rib is preferably formed of spring material, and its lower end is fixed to the carriage C by pins c, and its upper end is engaged by a suitable adjustingscrew C10, which takes up all wear and insures the desired engagement of the cam c4 and the corresponding projection or pin cl3.

As clearly seen at Fig. l, the cams c4 c5 c6 c7 are arranged nearer to the wheel D than the cams c2 c3 and are therefore movable in planes at one side of the planes of movement of said cams c2 c3. The projections or pins d3 are therefore formed shorter than the projection or pin cl2, a portion of which is movable in a plane at one side of or beyond the plane of movement of the projections or pins d3 in order that the pin cl3 may revolve without engaging the cams c2 c3.

The carriage C carries a rocking-head E, which supports the paringcutter and is mounted upon an arm CQ extending laterally from the carriage C and adjustably secured thereto. The arm C is provided with a slot or aperture C2 for receiving a clamping-bolt C3, secured to a similar arm C4, fixed to the carriage, and lateral movement of the arm C is thus permitted by loosening the bolt C3. The end of the arm Cl, adjacent to the carriage C, is provided with a clamp or screw C, having one of its ends passed through an aperture CS in the carriage and provided with an adjustable shoulder C6, movable along` a curved face C7 on the carriage C for permitting more or less vertical rocking movement of the arm C. These lateral and vertical adjustments of the arm C', supporting the IOO IIO

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f adjusts the paring-cutter vertically and` rocking-head, which carries the jiiaringcut-A ter, are highly essential, as it is necessary to permit of more or less adjustment of said cutter. i

The rocking-head consists, preferably, of a spindle e, journaled in ears C9, projecting from the arms C', and provided with a springsupporting arm e' and a toothed arm or sec- As the carriage C is reciprocated the head E is rocked, and this -movement of the head E is eifected by teeth or projections e3 c4 thereon, which engage a bar A', provided upon a frame A, and formed with a series of recesses for receiving the teeth or projections In order to insure the most effective engagement of the teeth or projections e3 e4 with thewalls of the recesses of the bar A', said bar is preferably adjustable lengthwise, being provided at its opposite ends with ap ertures or slots A2 for receiving clampingscrews A3. It is evident, however, that the Abar A' may be Xed to the frame A, if desired.

It is thus apparent that as the carriage C is reciprocated the head E is rocked backwardly and forwardly.

The paring-cutter F is of any desirable form, size, and construction unnecessary to herein further illustrate or describe, and is provided with an upwardly-extending shank 3o f, having its intermediate portion movable lengthwise of the spring-supporting arm c' in a slot e5 therein, and its upper extremity hinged to the toothed arm or section e2. An adjustable shoulder or nut f' upon the shank rests upon opposite projections e6 ofA limited width for permitting the hinged movement of the upper end of the shank f', which is passed through a perforation or slot e7 in the arm or section e2. A stop-shoulder I, movable lengthwise on the spindle e between the arms e' e2, is firmly held in position by a clamp i, and engages the adjacent portion of the cutter-shank f, and limits the movement of the lower end of the cutter-shank f toward the spindle e, as effected by the spring f', immediately described.

A spring' F'forces the paring-cutter toward the shaft or spindle e into position to engage the article mounted upon the support B', previously described. This spring preferably consists of a substantially horizontal coil F2 and arms F3 F4, extending laterally from the coil F2. The coil F2 is arranged above the arm e', and the arms F3 F4 are connected, respectively, to the shank f and the arm e'. The arm F3 is preferably passed through an aperture in the shank f, and is secured to said shank by an adjustable support f5, and the arm F4 is passed through one of a series of perforations in the arm e', which forms an adj ustable support for the spring-arm F4. This arrangement and connection of the spring permits the paring-cutter to rock laterally independently of the head E and enables the knife to ei'fectually pare uneven surfaces.

It is extremely desirable to prevent the paringecutter F from rocking laterally independentl y of the head E at the commencement and end of the operation of said cutter, or, in other words, when paring the ends of said article.

'This object is effected by forming one tooth or projection e3 of the toothed arm or sect-ion e2 of greater length than adjacent te'eth or projections of said toothed arm or section, as the outer ,teeth e4 thereof, and by engaging the projecting portion of the tooth e3 and a shoulder FG upon the paring-cutter shank f with an engaging face A4, preferably formed upon the bar A'. The engaging face A4 is arranged out of alinement with the recesses of the bar A' and extends lengthwise in a plane substantially coincident with the eX- tremities of said recesses. formed -with an inwardlyextending cut-out A5, which is alined with one of the recesses of the bar A' and receives the upper end of the elongated tooth or projection e3 when the paring-cutter is engaged with the intermediate portion of the article being pared, and

said cutter F is permitted to rock laterallyindependently of the head E. The shoulder F6 is of any desirable form, size, and construction, and is preferably movable lengthwise of the shank f. It is thus apparent that when y VVthe rocking head carrying the paring-cutter is rocked by the rearward movement of the carriage connected thereto and the engagement of the teeth or projections e4 with the walls of the recesses of the bar A', the elongated tooth e3 registers with the cut-out A5 in the engaging face A4, and the shoulder F6 is rocked outwardly from engagement with said engaging face, thus permitting the paringcutter to rock laterally independent-ly of the head E, and that as the carriage continues its movement the tooth e3 and the shoulder F6 engage with the portion of the face A4 on the opposite side of the cut-out A5 and again hold the paring-cutter from rocking laterally independently of the head at the time said cut- Said face A4 is [OOL IIO

ter is engaged with the opposite end of the vided with bearing-faces cs, having downwardly-deliected or laterally-extending portions a9 at their free extremities, and these faces are preferably formed by a slot am. A

suitable latch II is pivoted at 71, to the carriage C :and is provided with a laterally-extending end interposed between the faces g2 g2 and arranged beneath the bearing-faces a8.

The corer is arranged normally in an inclined plane, as illustrated at Fig. 4, and the lateral end of the latch lis arranged at the bases of the deflected portions a of the bearing-faces a8. As the carriage is moved rearwardly, as previously described, the portion a of one of said faces a8 elevates the laterally-extending end of the latch H and rocks the support or lever g upon its pivot g until the corer G assumes a substantially horizontal plane in alinement with the support B' for the article to be pared. The latch H holds the corer in this position, and but a minimum amount of friction is produced by the backward movement of the corer and its support or lever g, as the only surfaces in contact with the latch H are the faces a8 g2.

The end of the corer G, adjacent to the support B', is of sufficient diameter to encircle said support, and as the carriage completes its rearward movement the corer enters the article being pared in the' usual manner and severs the core from the remaining portion thereof. As the carriage is moved forwardly to its normal position the pared and cored article which then encircles the corer is carried by the corer until the latch H is depressed by engagement with the deflected portion cr" of one of the faces as, whereupon the corersupport is rocked on its pivot g, and the apple is engaged with a stationary arm G upon the carriage and is forcibly discharged from the corer.

In the operation of my invention, as will be readily understood upon reference to the foregoing description land the accompanying drawings, the apple or other article to be pared is placed upon its support. The feedwheel is rotated and operates to rotate the apple-support and move the carriage in one direction along the frame, thus actuating the rocking head and the cutter carried thereby and effecting the paring of the apple. The continued movement of the feed-wheel brings the corer into operative position and effects removal and discharge of the pared apple and core,whereupon a fresh apple is engaged with the machine.

The detail construction and arrangement of the parts of my invention may obviously be somewhat changed, and consequently I do not herein limit myself to such exact detail construction and arrangement.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame, a cutter, a carriage reciprocally movable upon the frame for actuating the cutter,

a series of cams fixed to the carriage and arranged one in advance of the other, and a series of revoluble eccentrically-arranged proj ections or pins movable successively into and out of engagement with the cams for feeding the carriage in one direction, and means for moving the carriage in the opposite direction during the partial revolution of the projections or pins when disengaged from the cams, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame, a cutter, a carriage reciprocally movable upon the frame for actuating the cutter, a series of cams fixed to the carriage and arranged one in advance of the other and having engaging faces of different curvature, an additional cam secured to the carriage, a series of revoluble eccentrically-arranged projections or pins movable successively into and out of engagement with said cams arranged one in advance of the other for feeding the carriage in one direction, and an additional revoluble eccentrically-arranged projection or pin movable into and out of engagement with the additional cam secured to the carriage for moving the carriage in the opposite direction during the partial revolution of the former revoluble projections or pins when disengaged from the cams engaged thereby, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame, a cutter, a carriage reciprocally movable upon the frame for actuating the cutter, a series of cams fixed to the carriage and arranged one in advance of the other and having engaging faces of different curvature, means for adjusting the position of one of said cams, an additional cam secured to the carriage, a series of revoluble eccentricallyarranged projections or pins movable successively into and out of engagement with said cams,arranged one in advance of the other for feeding the carriage in one direction, and an additional revoluble eccentrically-arranged projection or pin movable into and out of engagement with the additional cam secured to the carriage for moving the carriage in the opposite direction during the partial revolution of the former revoluble projections or pins when disengaged from the cams engaged thereby, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. i

4. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame, a cutter, a carriage reciprocally movable upon the frame for actuating the cutter, a series of cams fixed to the carriage and arranged one in advance of the other, an additional cam secured to the carriage and extending beneath the former cams, a rotary wheel, an eccentrically-arranged projection or pin secured to the wheel for engaging the additional cam and one of said series of cams, and additional eccentrically-arran ged projections or pins secured to said wheel for engaging the remaining cams fixed to the carriage, substantially as set forth.

5. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame, a cutter, a carriage reciprocally movable upon the frame for actuating the cutter, a series of cams fixed to the carriage and ar- IOO IIO

ranged one in advance of the other, an additional cam secured to the carriage, a series of revoluble eccentrically-arranged projections or pins movable successively into and out of engagement with the cams arranged one in advance of the other for feeding the carriage in one direction, and an additional revoluble eccentrically-arranged projection or pin movable into and out of engagement with the additional cam secured to the carriage formov ing Vthe carriage in the opposite direction during the partial revolution of the former rev oluble projections or pins when disengaged from the cams engaged thereby, and a spring for limiting the movement of the carriage in one direction, substantially as and for the purpose speciiiech 6. In a paring-machine, the combination ot` a frame provided with a series of recesses and abearing-face arranged out of alinement with the recesses, a carriage movable along the frame, a rocking head journaled in the carriage and provided with teeth or projections for entering the recesses of the frame, one of the teeth or projections of the rocking head being elongated and movable into engagement with the bearing-face of the frame, and a paring-cutter supported by the rocking head,

substantially as and for the purpose clescribed.

7. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame provided with a series of recesses and Y having an engaging face extending lengthwise in a planesubstantially coincident with the extremities of said recesses, said engaging face being provided with an inwardly-extending cut-out alined with one of said recesses, a carriage movable along the frame, a rocking head journaled in the carriage and provided with teeth or projections for entering the recesses of the frame, an intermediate tooth or projection of the rockinghead being elongated and engaged with said bearing-face and the walls of its cut-out, and a paring-cutter supported by the rocking head, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

S. Ina paring-machine, the combinationof a frame, a bar adjustable lengthwise on the frame and provided with a series of recesses and a bearing-face arranged out of alinement with the recesses, means for holding the bar in its adjusted position, a carriage movable along the frame, a rocking head journaled in the carriage and provided with teeth or proj ections for entering the recesses of the bar, one of the teeth or projections of the rocking head being elongated and movable into e11- gagement with the bearing-face of the bar, j

and a paring-cutter supported by the rocking head, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame, a carriage movable along the frame, a rocking head journaled in the carriage, and a paring-cutter supported by the head and rockinglaterally independently ofthe head, and means, substantially as described, for intermittently preventing the cutter from rocking laterally independently of the head, substantially as and for the purpose described.

10. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame provided with a series of recesses and a bearing-face, a carriage movable along the frame, a rocking head journaled in the carriage and provided with teeth Vor projections for entering the recesses of the frame, one of the teeth or projections of the rocking head being movable into and out of engagement With said face, a paring-cutter supported by the head and rocking laterally independently of the head, the cutter being provided with a shank having a shoulder as F6 for engaging said bearing-face, substantially as and for purpose set forth.

l1. In a paring-machine, the combination of a frame provided with a series of recesses and a bearing-face arranged out of alinement with the recesses, a carriage movable along the frame and provided with a laterally-extending adjustable arm, means for securing the arm in its adj usted position, va rocking head journaled in the arm and provided with teeth or projections for entering the recesses of the frame, one of the teeth or projections of the rocking head being elongated and movable into engagement with the bearing-face of the frame, and a paring-cutter supported by the rocking head, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two attesting Witnesses, at Syracuse, in the countyof Onondaga, in the State of New Yorlqthis 11th day of July, 1894.

VILLIAM Il. BOUTELL.

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